Injecting Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/189)
  • Patent number: 8253919
    Abstract: A plurality of liquid crystal cells are formed by encapsulating pieces of liquid crystal material with in a plurality of first sealing members, respectively, between a pair of flexible substrate base materials. Only respective parts of the pair of substrate base materials are contained inside a vacuum container, and the liquid crystal cells are formed inside the vacuum container reduced in pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Noriko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8233129
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device containing a liquid crystal panel which holds a liquid crystal between first and second glass substrates. The method includes: an injecting step of injecting the liquid crystal from an injection hole for injecting the liquid crystal, which is provided on at least one side of the liquid crystal panel; a sealing step of sealing the injection hole with a sealing material; a beveling step of processing sides of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, at which the injection hole is provided, into a shape in which a thickness of each of the sides increases from end portions of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate toward central portions thereof; and an etching step of etching the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate by chemical polishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Sasaki, Hiroaki Endo, Sota Nemoto, Masanori Yuuki, Hitoshi Azuma
  • Publication number: 20120182516
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Andreas Taugerbeck, Achim Goetz
  • Publication number: 20120159780
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for fabricating the touch panel, including: providing a display panel, and the display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; thinning the display panel to form a thinned display panel; and forming a touch panel on the outer surface of the thinned display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai-Chieh CHAN, Hsin-Li CHEN, Hung-Yu CHEN, Chiu-Lien YANG, Jia-Pang PANG, Chin-Lung TING
  • Publication number: 20120147284
    Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a first substrate formed with a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second substrate formed with a common electrode and a color filter and facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarizing plate disposed at one side of the first substrate that does not face the second substrate; a second polarizing plate disposed at one side of the second substrate that does not face the first substrate; a cholesteric film formed on the first substrate; and a backlight unit disposed at one side of the first polarizing plate that does not face the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Gee-Bum Kim, Won-Sang Park, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jae-Ik Lim, Jong-In Baek, Yong Seok Yeo
  • Publication number: 20120133880
    Abstract: A printing apparatus for manufacturing a spacer includes a printing plate and a printing roller. The printing plate has a plurality of receiving recesses formed thereon. The receiving recess has a generally elliptical shape. The receiving recesses are infiltrated with a plurality of beads. The printing roller transfers the beads onto its outer surface by rolling over the receiving recesses, and transfers the beads from its outer surface onto an external substrate. Thus, the spacers may maintain a distance between the first and second substrates stably, so that press characteristics may be enhanced and smear defects occurring when the display panel is pressed may be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Dae-Hwan JANG, Min-Uk KIM, Moon-Jung AN, Gug-Rae JO, Kyu-Young KIM
  • Publication number: 20120105794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal ejector, an ejection device, and a liquid crystal ejection method. The liquid crystal ejector includes a liquid crystal container, a nozzle, and a driver. A liquid crystal contained in the liquid crystal container is ejected through the nozzle. The driver controls an amount of the liquid crystal ejected from the liquid crystal container. The driver includes an electrical resonator, which pressurizes the liquid crystal contained in the liquid crystal container according an input of electrical signal in order to realize control of the ejection amount of liquid crystal. The present invention also provides an ejection device and a liquid crystal ejection method. An advantage of the present invention is using a liquid crystal ejector that uses an electrical resonator to control the size of ejected droplets so as to eliminate the occurrence of voids in the process of spreading and avoid marking occurring in the surface of a film due to impact-induced damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: CHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengming He, Yu-wu Huang
  • Patent number: 8102499
    Abstract: The invention provide a fabrication method for a color cholesteric liquid crystal display device, comprising: providing a first substrate; forming a patterned enclosed structure on the first substrate, wherein the patterned enclosed structure comprises a plurality of stripe wall structures, and one end of each stripe wall structure is connected to and perpendicular to a straight seal line, thereby dividing a first LC channel with a first opening, a second closed LC channel, and a third closed LC channel, and the length of the first LC channel exceeds that of the second LC channel, and the length of the second LC channel exceeds that of the third LC channel; providing a second substrate with an adhesion layer formed thereon; assembling the first substrate and the second substrate to tightly seal the adhesion layer and the patterned enclosed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Liao, Jen-Chieh Yang, Kuo-Lung Lo
  • Patent number: 8081290
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel 20 is manufactured by applying a seal agent 19 to at least of a pair of substrates 10, 12, enclosing the cell region 14; opposing the pair of substrates 10, 12 at a prescribed gap to define a cell space 14; depressurizing the interior of the cell space 14 through an opening 13 formed in at least one of the pair of substrates 10, 12 to thereby securely bond the pair of substrate 10, 12 to each other; and injecting a liquid crystal into the cell space 14. The atmospheric pressure is applied to the pair of substrates 10, 12, whereby a uniform external pressure is applied, and the glass substrates can be securely bonded to each other in good condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kurosaki, Junji Tomita
  • Patent number: 8070982
    Abstract: A liquid crystal-containing composition includes a microcapsule. In the microcapsule, a liquid crystal is encapsulated by a shell material component containing polyurea. Monomer components included in the polyurea include a polyisocyanate component, a high molecular weight polyamine component and a low molecular weight polyamine component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hiji, Takeo Kakinuma, Chikara Manabe, Tadayoshi Ozaki
  • Patent number: 8059251
    Abstract: A method of filling a multilayered cell with media. In the method, a multilayered cell having at least two layers, i.e., a first and second layer, is filled with media. The method comprises forming in the first layer a first medium injection region for filling the first layer with a first medium, forming in the second layer a second medium injection region for filling the second layer with a second medium, the second medium injection region corresponding to a region different from the first medium injection region, superposing the first and second layers, forming within the first medium injection region a first through-hole extending through the multilayered cell in the layer-thickness direction, forming within the second medium injection region a second through-hole extending through the multilayered cell in the layer-thickness direction, and injecting the first and second media into the first and second through-holes, respectively, to fill the first and second layers with the first and second media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kurosaki, Junji Tomita, Toshiaki Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 8049863
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The method includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; providing a plurality of liquid crystal drops on the first substrate, wherein two adjacent liquid crystal drops in X direction is kept by a distance d1 mm, and two adjacent liquid crystal drops in Y direction is kept by a distance d2 mm, each liquid crystal drop is G mg, d1 16.7, d2 15.4, and G 1; connecting the first substrate and the second substrate so that the liquid crystal drops are sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and polymerizing the polymeric components of the liquid crystal drops while applying a predetermined voltage to the liquid crystal drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jia-Hau Jian, Chih-Ho Chiu, Cheng-Jung Chiang, Chung-Ching Hsieh, Te-Sheng Chen, Norio Sugiura
  • Patent number: 8031321
    Abstract: An LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which it is possible to correct a problem of insufficient or excessive supply of liquid crystal in an LCD device by controlling an amount of liquid crystal. The method includes preparing a liquid crystal cell comprised of a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a first sealant formed in the periphery of the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; measuring an amount of liquid crystal provided to the inside of liquid crystal cell; forming an inlet for liquid crystal in the first sealant; and regulating the amount of liquid crystal by supplying or discharging the liquid crystal through the inlet; and sealing the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Soo Kim, Byoung Chul Choi, Byoung-Mok Ha, Chang Bo Shim, Chang-Soo Na, Cheol Joo Moon, Chong Chan Eun, Gu-Yun Bok, Hae Joon Son, Heung-Sun Kim, Hong Seok Lee, Hyung Jin Park, Hyun-Ho Song, In Kyu Lee, Jae Chuon Ryu, Jae Ho Shin, Jae Min Jong, Je Hyun Kim, Jeong-Ho Lee, Jeong-Joon Lee, Jong Won Kim, Jun Beom Cho, Jun Young Yu, Jung Seung Kim, Jung-Deog Yoo, Jung-Sik Kim, Se Joon Baek, Seung-Bum Lee, Seung-Won Moon, Sung-Mo Koo, Tae Man Kim, Young Phil Bang, Myoung Su Yang, Jae Kyun Lee, Hyun-Seok Jang, Jung Il Lee
  • Publication number: 20110228209
    Abstract: In accordance with a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device including, in a picture element, a first sub-picture-element region where a threshold voltage of the transmittance-applied voltage characteristic is Vth1 and a second sub-picture-element region where a threshold voltage of the transmittance-applied voltage characteristic is Vth2, liquid crystal, which polymerizable components are added to, is filled into the space between a first and a second substrates; thereafter, a voltage V1 slightly higher than the threshold voltage Vth1 is applied to a liquid crystal layer, and is held for a certain length of time; subsequently, a voltage V2 slightly higher than the threshold voltage Vth2 is applied to the liquid crystal layer, and is held for a certain length of time; additionally, a voltage V3 higher than a white-displaying voltage which is applied while the liquid crystal display device is in actual use is applied to the liquid crystal layer, and is held for a certain length of time; then, t
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yohei Nakanishi, Katsufumi Ohmuro, Kunihiro Tashiro, Norio Sugiura, Kengo Kanii
  • Patent number: 8023096
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal dripping device for the liquid crystal dripping and panel pasting method, by which residual moisture, gas constituents, and foreign substances mixed in the liquid crystal can be removed assuredly, and an occurrence of display fault can be suppressed, and can also improve display quality and a yield of the liquid crystal display panel, is provided. In this manufacturing method, prior to drip the liquid crystal on the substrate, pre-treatments, which combines suitably vacuum treatment which removes residual moisture and gas constituents from the liquid crystal maintaining the liquid crystal in a reduced pressure environment, filtration treatment which removes foreign substances from the liquid crystal, and heat treatment which heats the liquid crystal as required for carrying out distributed removal of the organic substances, are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Motomatsu
  • Patent number: 8023095
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: forming a sealant on a first panel; dropping liquid crystal on the first panel to form a plurality of liquid crystal dots; assembling a second panel with the first panel, wherein the first and the second panels have a striped array of pixel areas, each stripe extending in a first direction, and a first distance in the first direction between the liquid crystal dots is equal to or smaller than a second distance in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between the liquid crystal dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Ho Choo, Suk Ki
  • Publication number: 20110222012
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display device is manufactured by placing a half tone mask on the assembled first and second substrates in a polymerization process of liquid crystal composition disposed between the first and second substrates. The liquid crystal composition includes liquid crystal molecules and reactive mesogens. The half tone mask has a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The light transmittance of the first transmission part is higher than the light transmittance of the second transmission part. The first transmission part is disposed in the pixel region, while the second transmission part is disposed in the non-pixel region. The non-pixel region is covered by a black matrix that is formed on the second substrate. Through this manufacturing method, the generation of spots around a black matrix is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GYUNG-SOON PARK, KYUNG-MIN PARK
  • Patent number: 8013973
    Abstract: It is an object to prevent disordered orientation of liquid crystal molecules which is due to division of substrates even when a liquid crystal dripping method is used, and to provide a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which liquid crystal is not adversely affected even when a sealant not cured and liquid crystal are in contact. In a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal dripping method, a scribe groove is provided for at least one of a pair of substrates with a diamond cutter or the like before the pair of substrates are attached under reduced pressure. After the scribing, the pair of substrates are attached under reduced pressure, heat treatment for curing the sealant and aligning the liquid crystal molecules is performed, and the substrates are divided by applying impact using a breaking apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Kanai, Takeshi Nishi
  • Patent number: 7982828
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polarization switching liquid crystal element 1 having TN liquid crystal 7 retained between two transparent substrates 2a and 2b for transmitting at least visible polarized light with the polarized light transmission axis selectively rotated by 90 degrees when a voltage is selectively applied to the TN liquid crystal 7, wherein a phase difference u of said TN liquid crystal 7 is defined by the following equation: u=2×?n×d/?, where ?n is the refractive index anisotropy of said TN liquid crystal 7, d is the thickness of said TN liquid crystal 7, and ? is the wavelength of said polarized light, and a transmittance T of said polarization switching liquid crystal element measured with polarization plates on the incident and outgoing sides is defined by the following equation: T=(½)×sin2{?(1+u2)1/2/2}/(1+u2), and wherein the phase difference u includes a value 1.7 and the transmittance T is 0.1 or lower when the ? ranges from 400 nm to 700 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 7961282
    Abstract: An LCD device has a pair of substrates including orientation films on surfaces thereof which face opposing substrates. The substrate on which signal lines are formed, on a side thereof which is disposed between a region on which sealing material is arranged and a display region and along which the signal lines extend to the outside of the sealing material from the display region, includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and an insulation layer which is interposed therebetween. The insulation layer extends in the direction at least along an outer periphery of the display region, and includes groove portion having a recessed groove which opens on the orientation film side. The first conductive layer is covered on the surface of the recessed groove. The signal lines are formed in a state that the signal lines go around the recessed groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Iwato, Katsumi Ichihara, Masafumi Hirata, Nagatoshi Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 7961262
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a manufacturing method thereof. The LCD comprises a color filter substrate, an array substrate disposed opposite to the color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the two substrates, wherein a conductive nano-particle is introduced between the two substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junguo Liu, Chun Bae Park, Tae Yong Eom, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 7958914
    Abstract: A liquid crystal dropping apparatus is used in the manufacture of liquid crystal display devices, which is designed to apply vibration energy to liquid crystal charged in a liquid crystal container, thereby allowing the liquid crystal to be dropped as a spray. The liquid crystal dropping apparatus includes a liquid crystal container in which liquid crystal is charged so that a pressure is applied to the liquid crystal if gas is supplied into the liquid crystal container, an opening and closing device for opening and closing a liquid crystal discharge hole provided at a lower end of the liquid crystal container, and a vibration energy supply device for supplying vibration energy to the interior of the liquid crystal container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae Joon Song
  • Patent number: 7936435
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions having a reflective display region and a transmissive display region; a phase difference film provided in the reflective display region, the phase difference film being located at a side of one substrate of the pair of substrates adjacent to the liquid crystal layer; and a partition wall member having light-shielding properties, the partition wall member being provided at the side of the one substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer to partition the phase difference film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Suzuki, Tamotsu Goto, Toshihiro Otake
  • Publication number: 20110096286
    Abstract: A first substrate and a second substrate are provided. An alignment process is performed on a surface of the first substrate and a surface of the second substrate respectively. A liquid crystal mixture is prepared, where the liquid crystal mixture includes a liquid crystal molecule and a liquid crystal monomer having a functional group of diacrylates, and the liquid crystal monomer having the functional group of diacrylates occupies 0.01-2 wt % of the liquid crystal mixture. The first substrate and the second substrate are assembled, and the liquid crystal mixture is filled therebetween. A polymerization curing process is performed such that the liquid crystal monomer having the functional group of diacrylates is polymerized to respectively form a liquid crystal polymer film on the aligned surfaces of the first and second substrates. The method enhances anchoring energy and reduces problems of V-T shift, surface gliding, and residual image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicants: Taiwan TFT LCD Association, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD., Au Optronics Corporation, Hannstar Display Corporation, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Cho-Ying Lin, Ding-Jen Chen, Hui-Min Lin, Yang-Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 7924394
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a display panel and dielectric configuration applied thereto is provided according to the present invention. The dielectric configuration of the display panel is applicable at atmospheric pressure and to a lower substrate having a surface formed with a dielectric. The fabrication method includes forming at least one lateral line segment and a plurality of longitudinal line segments on the surface of the lower substrate, thereby enabling a process of dispensing dielectric to be performed thereon at atmospheric pressure, and accordingly overcoming the drawbacks of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Tsai, Yan-Zen Chang, Jen-Chieh Yang, Chih-Yu Ke, Chang-Chou Li
  • Patent number: 7903230
    Abstract: A method for producing a liquid crystal display cell comprising processes of applying a sealing agent on a sealing portion of at least one liquid crystal display cell substrate, dropping liquid crystal on the substrate, and bonding substrates to each other under vacuum, wherein the sealing agent comprising a material to be cured and a curing agent is applied to the sealing portion without mixing the material to be cured and the curing agent, and then the substrates are bonded to each other under vacuum at room temperature to cure the sealing agent, is disclosed. A sealing agent for a liquid crystal display cell wherein the above material to be cured comprise a radically polymerizable resin and an organic peroxide, and the above curing agent comprises a radically polymerizable resin and a decomposition accelerator, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Tadashi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20110032470
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The method includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; providing a plurality of liquid crystal drops on the first substrate, wherein two adjacent liquid crystal drops in X direction is kept by a distance d1 mm, and two adjacent liquid crystal drops in Y direction is kept by a distance d2 mm, each liquid crystal drop is G mg, d1 16.7, d2 15.4, and G 1; connecting the first substrate and the second substrate so that the liquid crystal drops are sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and polymerizing the polymeric components of the liquid crystal drops while applying a predetermined voltage to the liquid crystal drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jia-Hau Jian, Chih-Ho Chiu, Cheng-Jung Chiang, Chung-Ching Hsieh, Te-Sheng Chen, Norio Sugiura
  • Patent number: 7864283
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided with a control pattern to allow liquid crystal and a sealing agent to desirably flow during a liquid crystal injection process. The liquid crystal display includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the insulating substrate, a liquid crystal injection opening formed in a portion outside a region where the plurality of thin film transistors is formed, a first display panel including a plurality of control patterns formed in the liquid crystal injection opening, and a second display panel disposed to face the first display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Sik Jung, Baek-kyun Jeon, Joo-han Kim
  • Patent number: 7864285
    Abstract: Color cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. The color cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a gap interposed therebetween. A patterned enclosed structure is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate dividing a plurality of color sub-pixel channels. A plurality of color cholesteric liquid crystals are respectively filled in each of the color sub-pixel channel, wherein an adhesion layer is tightly adhered between the second substrate and the patterned enclosed structure so as to prevent mixing of the color cholesteric liquid crystals between adjacent color sub-pixel channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Liao, Jen-Chieh Yang, Kuo-Lung Lo
  • Publication number: 20100316812
    Abstract: A polarization converting system and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The polarization converting system includes a polarization splitting unit splitting incident unpolarized light into two orthogonal polarizations and a polarization converting unit converting incident light into specific polarized light. The polarization converting unit has first and second regions that correspond to the polarization splitting unit and are different in a polarization converting extent from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-mo HWANG, Seung-ho NAM, Moon-gyu LEE, Young-chan KIM, Dong-ho WEE, Kyung-yeup KIM
  • Publication number: 20100272925
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilised) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type which contain a liquid-crystal (LC) mixture that contains one or more compounds of formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Stephan Derow, Sabine Schoen, Peter Best
  • Patent number: 7808602
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealing member. The sealing member is sandwiched between the first and second substrates, and forms a perimeter encircling a display area of the LCD device. After delivery of at least one drop of liquid crystal, any excessive liquid crystal trapped within the perimeter is discharged through an opening broken in the sealing member. The opening is plugged to enclose an amount of liquid crystal within the perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Hou, Chun-Chin Huang
  • Patent number: 7808601
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealing member. The sealing member is sandwiched between the first and second substrates, and forms a perimeter encircling a display area of the LCD device. After delivery of at least one drop of liquid crystal, any excessive liquid crystal trapped within the perimeter is discharged through a discharge port in the sealing member. The discharge port is plugged with a sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Hou, Chun-Chin Huang
  • Publication number: 20100231845
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panel includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode defining pixel areas, a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode and a first reactive mesogen layer disposed on the first alignment layer, a second substrate including a common electrode layer disposed on an entire portion of the second substrate facing the first substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on the common electrode layer and a second reactive mesogen layer disposed on the second alignment layer, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates and including a first liquid crystal compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a second liquid crystal compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 and a third liquid crystal compound represented by Chemical Formula 3:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Gi SEONG, Jae-Jin LYU, Seung-Beom PARK, Myeong-Ha KYE, Min-Goo SEOK, Min-Hee KIM
  • Patent number: 7796236
    Abstract: A substrate for a liquid crystal display that includes at least a transparent substrate and a columnar spacer formed on the transparent substrate. The amount of initial deformation A of the spacer measured by a predetermined measurement method is 0.04 ?m or more and the amount of plastic deformation B is 0.7 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Tawaraya, Tomonobu Sumino, Shinji Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100221458
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composite is provided, which includes a liquid crystal compound and a nanoparticle. The liquid crystal compound is an optically compensated birefringence (OCB) liquid crystal compound. The nanoparticle has at least one acrylic functional group on the main chain or side chain thereof. The nanoparticle is 0.1-2 wt % by weight of the liquid crystal composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Hong-Cheu Lin, Wei-Hong Chen, Ling-Yung Wang, Chieh-Yin Tang, Szu-Fen Chen
  • Publication number: 20100208192
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid crystal display device comprising Smectic liquid crystal material, comprising: providing an LC panel comprising a pair of substrates; and filling the space between the pair of substrates with a Smectic liquid crystal material, while adjusting the liquid crystal molecular primary axis along with the pre-set or pre-designed alignment direction, and while adjusting the liquid crystal moving direction in the space between the pair of substrates at the filling of the Smectic liquid crystal material along with the pre-set alignment direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Nano Loa, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Mochizuki, Shinichi Kuroda
  • Patent number: 7773192
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing liquid crystal displays is provided, which includes: a sealant-applying unit for depositing a sealant on one of the two panels having at least one liquid crystal cell area and a cell gap measuring pattern formed outside of the liquid crystal cell area; a liquid crystal depositing unit for depositing liquid crystal material on the liquid crystal cell area and the cell gap measuring pattern; a substrate-attaching unit for receiving the two panels from the sealant-applying unit or the liquid crystal depositing unit, then conjoining the panels in a vacuum state to complete the manufacture of a liquid crystal panel; and a the cell gap measuring unit for measuring a cell gap between the two panels by detecting the spread areas of liquid crystal material deposited on the cell gap measuring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yang-Gyu Jang
  • Publication number: 20100165283
    Abstract: Relating to a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, minimizing liquid crystal material loss and use of cleaning solvent, and providing a liquid crystal display device in which a seal pattern having few gap inconsistencies are taken as a objective. Liquid crystal material wraparound can be prevented by forming a seal stopper portion outside a peripheral seal portion, and in addition, by increasing the degree of symmetry of the seal pattern and by forming a damming portion between injection ports, gap inconsistencies within the liquid crystal display device can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Katsura
  • Patent number: 7745741
    Abstract: A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus determines an amount of liquid crystal remaining within a liquid crystal container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyug-Jin Kweon, Hae-Joon Son, Wan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7738073
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display, which can surely perform an instillation process used when liquid crystal is sealed between substrates in a cell process, and a fabrication method thereof. A liquid crystal display comprises a sealing material made of a photo-curing type material which seals liquid crystal sandwiched between substrates, and a shading film having a shading area which overlays a red-colored layer transmitting red light, a green-colored layer transmitting green light and a blue-colored layer transmitting blue light, wherein only the blue-colored layer is formed in an area of the shading film contacting with the sealing material and the photo-curing type material of the sealing material is structured to have a light reactive area for a wavelength of blue color band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Satoshi Murata, Norimichi Nakayama, Hiroyuki Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20100118253
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, a first electrode layer, a plurality of partition structures, a liquid display medium, a cap layer, a buffer layer and a second electrode layer is provided. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. The partition structures are disposed on the first electrode layer, exposing a part of the first electrode layer. The liquid display medium is disposed on the first electrode layer between the partition structures. The cap layer is formed on the liquid display medium, and a buffer layer is formed on the cap layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jhih-Ping Lu, Yi-An Sha, Kuo-Tung Lin, Chen-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 7710534
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for fabricating a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal dropping and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display using the same. The present invention includes a liquid crystal forming line dropping liquid crystals on the first substrate, a sealant forming line forming the sealant on the second substrate, and a bonding and hardening line bonding the two substrates to each other and hardening the sealant, printing a sealant, bonding the substrates each other, and hardening the sealant and an inspection process line of cutting the bonded substrates into panel units and grinding and inspecting the unit panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Sang Byun, Moo Yeol Park, Sung Su Jung, Sung Chun Kang, Jong Woo Kim, Young Hun Ha, Sang Seok Lee, Sang Ho Park, Hun Jun Choo, Hyug Jin Kweon, Kyung Su Chae, Hae Joon Son, Sang Sun Shin, Jong Go Lim, Wan Soo Kim, Young Hun Jeung, Joung Ho Ryu, Ji Heum Uh, Im Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20100103363
    Abstract: In an liquid crystal display device which includes: an image display part having a plurality of pixels; and a sealing member which is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate while surrounding the image display part and seals the liquid crystal therein, the sealing member includes a liquid crystal filling port which is formed by cutting away a portion of the sealing member, an side-wall edge surface of the first substrate and a side-wall edge surface of the second substrate are made coplanar with a side-wall edge surface of the sealing member along the extending direction of the sealing member on at least one side of the first substrate and the second substrate where the liquid crystal filling port is formed, and the liquid crystal filling port is formed such that a width of the liquid crystal filling port is narrowed along the liquid-crystal filling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Yukari SHIGEKURA, Yasuyuki YAMADA, Hiroshi MIYAIRI
  • Patent number: 7705961
    Abstract: A fabricating method of a liquid crystal display panel provides a first substrate and a second substrate in a chamber. Liquid crystal with a predetermined weight is dropped on the first substrate at a predetermined temperature higher than room temperature. The first substrate and the second substrate are assembled at the predetermined temperature to seal the liquid crystal with the predetermined weight within a liquid crystal cavity formed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: HannStar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Chen, Kei-Hsiung Yang
  • Patent number: 7701547
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal dripping device for the liquid crystal dripping and panel pasting method, by which residual moisture, gas constituents, and foreign substances mixed in the liquid crystal can be removed assuredly, and an occurrence of display fault can be suppressed, and can also improve display quality and a yield of the liquid crystal display panel, is provided. In this manufacturing method, prior to drip the liquid crystal on the substrate, pre-treatments, which combines suitably vacuum treatment which removes residual moisture and gas constituents from the liquid crystal maintaining the liquid crystal in a reduced pressure environment, filtration treatment which removes foreign substances from the liquid crystal, and heat treatment which heats the liquid crystal as required for carrying out distributed removal of the organic substances, are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Motomatsu
  • Patent number: 7701548
    Abstract: An LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, to prevent a sealant from being coagulated or disconnected at a predetermined portion, the method comprising preparing lower and upper substrates; dispensing a sealant on any one of the lower and upper substrates by a dispenser; dispensing liquid crystal on any one of the lower and upper substrates; and bonding the lower and upper substrates to each other, wherein the process of dispensing the sealant includes sequential steps of dispensing a first dummy sealant in the periphery of a main sealant pattern, dispensing the main sealant pattern after forming the first dummy sealant, and dispensing a second dummy sealant pattern in the periphery of the main sealant pattern after forming the main sealant pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Choon Ryu, Se Joon Baek
  • Patent number: 7679710
    Abstract: Relating to a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, minimizing liquid crystal material loss and use of cleaning solvent, and providing a liquid crystal display device in which a seal pattern having few gap inconsistencies are taken as a objective. Liquid crystal material wraparound can be prevented by forming a seal stopper portion outside a peripheral seal portion, and in addition, by increasing the degree of symmetry of the seal pattern and by forming a damming portion between injection ports, gap inconsistencies within the liquid crystal display device can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Katsura
  • Publication number: 20100053533
    Abstract: A system for displaying images and manufacturing method of the same are provided. The system for displaying images includes a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate having a circuit pattern thereon. A second substrate is disposed to oppositely face the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first and second substrates. A sealant is between the first and second substrates and adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. The circuit pattern has at least one light-transmitting area corresponding to the boundary between the sealant and the liquid crystal layer thereby allowing a light to irradiate the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Shang-Chin FAN, Hao-Ming CHANG, Dai-Liang TING
  • Patent number: 7667816
    Abstract: A liquid crystal drop fill device by which liquid crystal panels of different sizes is easily obtained from a mother glass, and a method for drop filling liquid crystal by using the device is provided in order to increase utilization efficiency of the mother glass. The device 1 includes a stage 3 arranged to support a substrate 2, liquid crystal dispensers 4 and 5 arranged to drop fill liquid crystal on the substrate 2, a first moving unit 6 arranged to support the dispensers 4 and 5 movably in a Y-direction relative to the stage 3, and second moving units 7 and 8 arranged to support the dispensers 4 and 5 movably in an X-direction relative to the first moving unit 6, wherein the device 1 further includes a third moving unit 9 arranged to support the dispenser 5 to be further movable in the Y-direction relative to the second moving unit 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabuhsiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Hirato